Mathis man in critical condition

Dec. 27, 2013 at 6:27 a.m.

A 52-year-old Mathis man is in critical condition Friday after being ejected from a truck in a single-car accident.

Richard Boyd was southbound on state Highway 119 in DeWitt County when he ran his 2012 Mack truck off the road, lost control and flipped the vehicle, said Trooper Gerald Bryant of the Department of Public Safety.

No other injuries were reported. Boyd was transported by helicopter to University Hospital in San Antonio.

The truck was owned by Texas Energy Services of Alice.

The cause of the wreck is under investigation by Trooper Elizabeth Tolbert.